(source: ChessBase MEGA database
Jovan Petronic:
2011), on the chess phenomenon of -
stalemate.
Drawing in style A stalemate is basically a situation where
the player in turn is not in check and has
no legal moves to continue the game with,
FIDE (World Chess Federation) in its ending the game with a draw result. In the
Actual Handbook online (www.fide.com), endgame, stalemate awareness and
under section "E-Miscellaneous - E.I.01A." knowledge becomes a powerful resource
archives the text of the FIDE Laws of that may enable a player having an inferior
Chess. The latest version of the FIDE position to maneuver the game into a draw.
Laws of Chess was adopted at the 79th The stalemate has a rich historical
FIDE Congress in 2008 and is in effect background, with its related rules being
since 1st July 2009. standardized as a draw only in the 19th
In "Article 1, 1.2" it is stated that "The century.
objective of each player is to place the By ending the game, the stalemate,
opponent's King 'under attack' in such a similarly to a checkmate, whether resulting
way that the opponent has no legal move." intentionally or unintentionally, may
However, as not always is one of the produce instant and lasting emotions with
players able to achieve the ultimate both the chess players experiencing it
objective (checkmate), "1.3" continues while playing, and also with all reviewing
with "If the position is such that neither stalemates.
player can possibly checkmate, the game is I opted for 25 classical chess games
drawn." fragments overview, in ascending year of
"Article 5" deals with "The Completion of individual unique appearances. I hope you
the Game" and defines the five basic ways enjoy these as much as I did and also find
a game of chess may end in a draw: them useful for training purposes. Each
a) stalemate, game fragment is annotated with text,
b) insufficient remaining pieces to produce variation, and symbol commentary, with
a checkmate, each having its purpose and reason for
c) agreement between players during the being there.
game,
d) three-fold repetition, and Congdon J. A. : Delmar E.
e) at least 50 consecutive moves played New York 1880
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without either a pawn movement or any
9-+R+-tr-mk0
piece capture.
9zp-+-+-zpp0
Once the main objective (checkmate) is not
9-+-+Q+-+0
within one's reach (with this being
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independent on each players' level of chess
9-+-zp-+-+0
expertise), the expert chess player often
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(but not always) turns their attention
9-+-+-+-mK0
towards the next in line objective - draw.
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With Chess keeping up with progressive
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trends, more factors and situations may
White is of course lost, but in no mood to
influence an individual game of chess (or a
resign the game. His strong determination
team chess match) ending in a draw.
and will to survive, assisted by Black's
My FIDE TRG November 2011 survey
moment of loss of concentration, produced
will now attempt to keep your attention
one of the oldest recorded stalemates.
with a number of amazing and instructive
Black continues well.
game fragments from recorded practice
34...h6!
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34...Df6? 35.Df6 Tc8=. 75.Ke4!
35.Tf8 Df8 36.De4 Dd8 Active play in a theoretically (but not
36...Dd6 37.Kg2 d3 38.De8 Kh7 39.De1 necessarily practically) drawn endgame is
d2 40.Dd1 Dc6 41.Kf2 Dc1 42.Df3 Dc2! always worth a word of praise.
+ (42...d1D?? 43.De4=). 75...Ld2
37.Dd3! b4! 38.Kg2 a5 75...Lg5 76.Kf3=.
38...Dd5 39.Kf2 b3 +. 76.Kf3 Kf5 77.Kg2 Kg4 78.Kh1 Kf3
39.Kf2 a4 40.Ke2 a3 41.Db3 d3 42.Kd2 79.Kh2
Dd4 43.Kd1!? Dc3?? 79.Kg1= & Lf4 80.Kh1!= (80.Kf1? Le3!
Stalemate Alert! 43...Da1 44.Kd2 Db2 +. + (80...Lh2 +) & 81.Ke1 Lg5 82.Kf1
44.Dg8!! Kg8 ½. Le3 +.
79...Lf4 80.Kh1
Bird H. : Englisch B. With no hope of winning the endgame,
London 1883 with White displaying essential knowledge
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of the defence technique, Black decides to
9-+-+ntr-mk0
force a stalemate.
9tR-+-+-+-0
80...Kf2 81.g6 hg6 ½.
9-+-+Rzp-+0
9+-+-+-tr-0
Janowski D. : Mieses J.
9-+-+-+N+0
Paris 1895
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9-+-+-+PmK0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9+-+-+-+-0
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9-+-+k+-+0
39.Te8?
9+-+p+-+p0
39.Se3Ä….
9-+pmK-+-+0
39...Th5!
9+-zP-+-zPP0
39...Te8? 40.Sf6+-.
9-+-+-+-+0
40.Kg1 Te8 41.Sf6 9+-+-+-+-0
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Stalemate Alert!
41...Th1!! This ending is drawn, with best play by
Drawing in style! 41...Te1= 42.Kf2 Thh1 both sides. White anyway gives it their
(42...Tf1 43.Kf1 Tf5=) 43.Th7!?= best shot to win.
(43.Ta8=). 46.g4! h4!
42.Kh1 46...hg4? 47.hg4+-.
42.Kf2?? Tf8 +. 47.g5 Kf5! 48.Kd5 Kg5 49.Kc4 Kf4
42...Te1 43.Kh2 Th1!! 44.Kh1 ½. 50.Kd4 Kg3 51.Ke3
With a number of different ways to end the
Schallopp E. : Paulsen W. game in a draw, White opts for a stalemate
Nassengrund 1888 version. 51.c4. The pawn race ends without
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a winner: 51...Kh3 52.c5 Kg3 (52...Kg4?
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53.c6+-; 52...Kg2=) 53.c6 h3 54.c7 h2
9+-+-+-+p0
55.c8D h1D=.
9-+-+k+-+0
51...Kh3 52.Kf3
9+-+-+-zP-0
52.c4 Kg3 53.c5 h3=.
9-+-+-+-+0
52...Kh2 53.Kf2
9+-+K+-+-0
53.c4 h3 54.Kf2!÷ (54.c5? Kg1 55.c6 h2
9-+-+-+-+0
56.c7 h1D +).
9+-vl-+-+-0
53...h3 54.c4
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54.Kf1 Kg3÷ (54...Kh1=).
54...Kh1 55.c5 h2
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Stalemate Alert! 55...Kh2? "Playing a 71.De4! Kg3 72.Kf1+- & La7 73.Dd3+-.
fool", in a wishful hope of a stalemate 70...g3!=
anyway, would have serious consequences With best play by both sides, the game
after best play by White: 56.c6+- & Kh1 must end in a draw now.
57.c7 h2 Stalemate Alert! 58.Kg3! 71.Kf3 g2 72.De2 Kh1!
(58.c8D?=; 58.Ke2+-) 58...Kg1 59.c8D 72...Kg1? 73.Kg3+- & Kh1 74.Df3!
h1D 60.Dc1#. (74.Kh3?? g1S!=).
56.c6 73.Kg3 g1D 74.Kh3 De3!!
56.Kf1=. ½. 74...Dg4?? 75.Kg4+- (75.Dg4??=);
74...Df2?? 75.Dd1 Dg1 76.Df3+-.
Burn A. : Pillsbury H. 75.De3 ½.
Vienna 1898
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Znosko Borovsky E. : Salwe G.
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Ostend 1907
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9-+-+-zPK+0
9-+-+-+-tR0
9+-+-+-+-0
9+-+-+-+P0
9-+-+-+-+0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9+-+-+p+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9-+-+-mk-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9+-+-+p+-0
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9r+-+-+-+0
Let's not forget the basic stalemate defence 9+-+-mK-+-0
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idea in the K+P vs. K endgame.
82...Kg8! The endgame is drawn. Its finale is most
82...Ke8? 83.Kg7+-. instructive.
83.f7 Kf8 84.Kf6 ½. 44...f2
44...Th2 45.Kf1 Th6 46.Ta8!? Th7
47.Tb8=.
Napier W. : Marshall F.
45.Kf1 Kf3
New York 1896
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9-+-+-+-+0
46.Ta8!! Ta8
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46...Te2? 47.Ta3+-.
9-+-+-+-+0
47.h8D!
9+Q+-+-+-0
Note how the newly promoted White
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Queen multitasks in controling the a1
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square. 47.h8T?? Ta1#.
9-+-+Kvl-+0
47...Th8! ½.
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Schlechter C. : Wolf H.
In a technically lost position, Black finds
Nuremberg 1906
an amazing chance to save the game.
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69...Kh2!!
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69...Kg2 70.Dd5! Kh2 (70...Kg1?
9+-+-+-zp-0
71.Dd1+-) 71.De5 g3 72.Kf3 Kh1 73.Dh8
9-+-+-+-+0
Kh2 (73...h2 74.Dh3+-) 74.Kg4+-;
9+R+-+-+-0
69...h2 70.Dd3 Kg2 (70...Kh4 71.Kf2+-)
9-zP-+k+-+0
71.De4+-.
9zP-+-+-zP-0
70.Kf2? 9r+-+-+-zP0
70.De5! Kg2 (70...g3 71.Kf3! Kh1 72.Dh8 9+-+-+-mK-0
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Kh2 73.Kg4+-; 70...Lg3 71.De4+-)
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White "must win", but good technique, and Maliutin B. : - Gregory B.
of course, "stalemate alertness" are still Breslau 1912
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necessary.
9-+-+-+-+0
48.Tg5! Kf3! 49.Tf5
9+-+-+-+-0
49.h4& Ta3 50.Tg7 Tb3 51.Kh2 Tb4
9-+-+l+-+0
52.Kh3+-; 49.Tg7?? Ta1#.
9tR-+-+-zpk0
49...Ke3 50.Tf7 g5! 51.Tf5 g4 52.Tf1 Ta3
9-tR-+N+-+0
53.Tb1! Kf3!!
9+-+-+-+-0
In preparation of an amazing stalemate
9PzPr+-+PmK0
idea.
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54.b5! Te3! 55.b6??
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55.Kh1+- & Te7 56.b6 Tb7 57.Kg1+-
White is nearing the moment of Black's
(57.Tb4 Kf2 58.Tg4 Tb6 59.Tf4 Ke3
resignation, and "only" in need of good
60.Kg2+-).
technique. Instead, we shall soon witness
55...Te1!! 56.Te1 ½.
Black's eye-catching combination leading
to a memorable stalemate.
Schlechter C. : Janowski D.
42...Lc4! 43.Tg5 Kh4!
Ostend 1907
Stalemate Alert!
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44.Tc4?
9-+-+-+-+0
44.Sd2!+- & Td2 (& 44...Kg5 45.Sf3+-)
9tr-+-+-zp-0
45.Tc5!+-.
9-+-+-+k+0
44...Th1!! 45.Kh1 Tc1!! 46.Kh2
9+-+-+-+-0
46.Tc1=.
9-+-+-tR-+0
46...Th1!! 47.Kh1 ½.
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9-+-+-+-+0
Jacobsen E. : Spielmann R.
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Copenhagen 1923
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With the modern existence of "6-man
9-+-+-+k+0
tablebases", such an ending is "officially"
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classified as a "theoretical" one. Chess
9-+-+K+P+0
players of all levels of expertise may,
9+-+-+-+P0
however, still contribute to the many
9-+-+-+-+0
artistic aspects of the game. Only two
9+-+-+-+-0
moves lead to a draw.
9-+-+-+-+0
72.Tg4!
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72.Tf3! & Ta5! 73.Kh2 (73.Th3? Th5 +)
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73...Th5 74.Ta3=.
Chess masters of today might agree to a
72...Kh5! 73.Tg3!
draw here. Recreational and amateur
Any other defence would lose.
tournament players can opt to play on, as
73...Kh4 74.Tg6! Ta1 75.Kh2 Ta2
one practical chance, and especially when
76.Kh1!
with rapid and blitz time controls, still does
76.Kg1? Tg2! +.
exist.
76...Tg2
73.Ke7!
Stalemate Alert! 76...Ta7 77.Kh2=
73.Kf5!? Kf8 74.Kg4 Kg8! 75.Kg5 Kh8
(77.Kg1=).
76.h6 Kg8!=.
77.Th6!! gh6
73...Kh8 74.h6! Kg8!
77...Kg4 78.Th4! (78.Th3? Tg1! +
74...gh6? 75.Kf7+- (75.Kf8+-).
(78...Tg3 +) & 79.Kh2 Th1 +) 78...Kg3
75.h7 Kh8 76.Kd6!? ½.
79.Th3!=; 77...Kg3 78.Th3!=. ½.
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Tartakower S. : Spielmann R. Heavy artillery is still at large, thus careful
Vienna 1913 play is needed to end the game with its
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logical conclusion. As we are about to see,
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Black was not careful enough.
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37...Tg7!
9-+-+-+-+0
Stalemate Alert!
9+-+-+-+-0
38.Te8!
9-+-+-+-+0
38.Db8?? Db8 39.Te8 De8 +.
9+-+-mK-mk-0
38...Ke8??
9-+-+-sN-zp0
38...Kf7! 39.Tf8! Kg6! + (39...Kf8??
9+-+-+-+-0
40.Db8!!=).
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39.Db8!! Db8 ½.
This endgame features one of the first
recorded instances of a spectator-friendly
Cancelliere G. : Seitz J.
stalemate idea which involves a Knight
Trieste 1923
sacrifice.
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57.Sh1 Kg2 58.Ke2!? Kh1! 59.Kf1
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59.Kf2. ½.
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9-+-+-+-+0
Tartakower S. : Vajda A.
9+-+-+-+-0
Vienna 1921
9-+-+-+-mk0
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9+-+-+-+p0
9-mk-+-+-+0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+K+-+-0
9+-+-+-+K0
9-+-sN-+-+0
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9+-+-+-+-0
The edge pawn might deserve its one
9R+-+-+-+0
diagram. Black winning chances remain
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with wishful thinking only.
9p+-+-+-+0
66...Kg3 67.Kg1 Kf3!? 68.Kh2
9tr-+-+-+-0
68.Kf1? knowledge of "King opposition"
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fails here. 68...h2 +.
Knowing your stalemates will increase
68...Kg4 69.Kh1 Kg3 70.Kg1 h2 71.Kh1
own practical performances when
Stalemate Alert!
defending materially imbalanced
71...Kh3
endgames. For the record, any Black move
Black can only be "happy" with their kept
draws, with best play by both sides.
material advantage, but not more. 1/2-.
71...Tc1! 72.Ta2 Tc7! 73.Kd8 Td7!!
Drawing in style!
Walter M. : Nagy G.
74.Kd7 ½.
Gyor 1924
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Brinckmann : John W.
9-+-+-mk-+0
Hamburg 1921
9+-+-+q+-0
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9p+-+-zP-+0
9-+-+-mk-+0
9+p+-zp-+-0
9zp-+-+r+-0
9-zP-+P+QvL0
9-+p+R+-+0
9zP-+r+-+P0
9+-zPp+p+-0
9-+-+-zP-mK0
9-+-zP-wq-zp0
9+-+-+-+-0
9+-+-+-+-0
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9-wQ-+-+-zp0
White stands better. The path to a win, if
9+-+-+-+K0
any, is still a long way ahead. We are about
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to see a beautiful stalemate combination Faced with material losses, Black is
unleashed by Black. distracted from their winning plan (passed
56.Dc8 pawns should be pushed!). 58...g5 +;
56.Lg5Ä… & Ta3?? 57.Lh6 Ke8 58.Dc8#+-. 58...h4 +.
56...De8 57.Da6? 59.Ka4 Tb2?
"Greed in a good cause is still greed". Stalemate Alert! 59...Tf3 60.Tb6 h4
Black's a6-pawn was of no practical value 61.Tc6 h3 62.Tc2 g5 +.
to begin with. White King safety concerns 60.Td7!
rise, with the White Queen positioned far 60.Tg6?? b5 + (60...Tb4!? +).
away. 60...Kh6
57...Th3!! 58.Kh3 De6!! 59.De6 ½. 60...Kh8 61.Th7!=.
61.Th7! Kg5
Nimzowitsch A. : Davidson J. 61...Kh7=.
Semmering 1926 62.Th5! Kf6 63.Tf5! Kg7
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63...Ke6 64.Tf6=.
9-+-+-+-+0
64.Tf7! Kh6 65.Th7! Kg5 66.Th5! gh5 ½.
9+-+-+-+p0
9-+-vl-+p+0
Trifunovic P. : O'Kelly A.
9+-+N+p+-0
Hilversum 1947
9-+-+-+-zP0
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9+-+-+kzPK0
9-+-+-+-+0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+Pmk-+-+-0
9+-+-+-+-0
9L+-+l+-+0
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9+-+-+p+-0
White needs to defend. He does so in a
9-+-mK-+-zp0
most attractive way:
9+-+-+P+P0
64.Sf6! h5 9-+-+-+-+0
64...Lg3 65.Sh7=. 9+-+-+-+-0
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65.Sd5 Kf2!?
65...Lg3 66.Se7=. Another important to know endgame, with
66.Sf6! Lg3 67.Se4! fe4 the main line resulting in a stalemate.
An amusing sequence of good moves, also 55...f4!= 56.Lf1 Kb7 57.Ke5 Ld7 58.Kf4
ending in a draw, may happen after: Lc6!
67...Ke3 68.Sg3 f4 69.Sf1 Ke2! 70.Kg2! f3 Black knows the target: stalemate on the
71.Kg1= & f2 72.Kg2 Ke1 73.Sg3 g5!! h8-square.
74.hg5 h4 75.Sf1 h3 76.Kh2! Kf1 77.g6 59.Kg4 Lf3! 60.Kf3 Kc7 61.Kf4 Kd7
Ke2 78.g7 f1D 79.g8D= ½. 62.Kf5 Ke7 63.Lc4 Ke8 64.Kf6 Kf8
65.Kg6 Ke7 66.Kg7 Ke8 67.Le6 Ke7
68.Lf7 Kd7 69.Kf6 Kd8 70.Ke6 Kc8
Janowski D. : Gruenfeld E.
71.Ke7 Kc7 72.Ld5 Kc8 73.Lc6 Kc7
Marienbad 1925
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9-+-+-+-+0
77.Ke6 Kd8 78.Kf6 Kc7 79.Kg5 Kd8
9+-+-+-+k0
79...Kb6?? 80.Kh4+-; 79...Kd6=.
9-zp-tR-+p+0
80.Kh4 Ke7! 81.Kg5 Kf8
9+-+-+-+p0
81...Kf7=.
9pmK-+-+-+0
82.Kh6 Kg8!
9zP-+-+-+r0
Black King arrives just in time to prevent
9-zP-+-+-+0
promotion.
9+-+-+-+-0
83.Lb3 Kh8! 84.h4 ½.
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58...Tb3?
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Kotov A. : Chekhover V. A miraculous save by White. Black has no
Leningrad 1938 choice but to end the game with stalemate.
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78...Tf3 ½.
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
Martin R. : Pomar A.
9-+P+-+-+0
Hollywood 1952
9+-+-+p+-0
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9-+-+-+-+0
9-+-+-+-+0
9zpK+-+-mk-0
9+-zp-+pzp-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9zp-mkP+p+-0
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9-+p+-zP-+0
60...a2
9+-zP-mK-zP-0
A typical pattern recognition move. Black
9P+-+-+-zP0
realizes the stalemate pattern which does 9+-+-+-+-0
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not inlcude an extra pawn, so he deicided
to play it safe and transpose into a familiar The pawn endgame is drawn. Black is
position. 60...f4 61.c7 f3 62.c8D f2=. playing for a win.
61.Ka2 35.a4 Kd5 36.h3 f6 37.g4 fg4 38.hg4 c5
61.Kb2?=. 39.Kf3 Kd6 40.Ke4 Ke6
61...f4 62.c7 f3 63.c8D f2 64.Dg8 Kh2 40...g6=.
65.Dc4 Kg2 66.De2! Kg1! 41.Kf3 f5! 42.g5!
66...Kh1?? 67.Df1!+-. 42.Kg3? Kd5! + & 43.gf5 Ke4 44.Kg4
67.Dg4 Kh1 Kd3 45.Kg5 Ke3! 46.Kg4 Kf2! 47.Kh4
67...Kh2=; 67...Kf1? Its never too late to Kf3 48.Kg5 Kg3! 49.f6 gf6 50.Kf6 Kf4
lose. 68.Kb2+- & Ke1 69.Dg3! Ke2 51.Ke6 Ke4 52.Kd6 Kd3 +; 42.gf5 Kf5
70.Dg2! Ke1 71.Kc2!+- & f1D 72.Dd2#! 43.Ke3 Kg4 44.Ke4 g6! +.
68.Df3 Kg1 69.Dg3 Kh1 70.Df2 ½. 42...Kf7 43.Kg3 Kg6 44.Kf3
44.Kh4.
44...Kh5 45.Kg3 g6!? 46.Kh3!
Horowitz I. : Pavey M.
Forcing stalemate was the only way to
New York 1951
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9-+-+-+-+0
9+-mk-+-+p0
Bannik A. : Ragozin V.
9-+p+-+pzP0
Riga 1952
9+-+p+pzP-0
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9-zp-zP-zP-+0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+L+-0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+Q+-zP-mK0
9-+-+-+-+0
9tr-+-wq-+-0
9+-+-+-zpp0
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9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-mK-mk-0
White is pretty much lost, but the game
9-+-zp-+-+0
continues.
9+-+-+R+-0
74...Dc1
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74...Dg1 75.Kh3 Ta3 76.De2 Dh1!
78...h4!=
(76...Kb6 + & 77.Kh4 Dh2#) 77.Kg3 Df3
78...g4? 79.Kd2+- & h4 80.Ke2 Kg2
(77...Tf3 +) 78.Df3 Tf3 79.Kf3 b3 +.
81.Tf4! Kg3 82.Ta4 h3 83.Kf1! h2
75.De2 Df4 76.Kh3 Df3??
84.Ta3+-; 78...Kg2? 79.Tf2+- (79.Td1+-) ;
76...Kd7 +.
78...d1D? 79.Td1+-.
77.Df3 Ta3 78.Kh4!!
79.Tg1 Kh2!
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79...Kh3? 80.Kf2!+- & Kh2 (& 80...g4? Petrosian T. : Keres P.
81.Th1#) 81.Td1! g4 82.Td2 g3 83.Kf3! Garga 1953
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Kh1 84.Td4! g2 85.Th4 Kg1 86.Tg4+-.
9-+-+-+-+0
80.Tf1 Kg3
9+-+-mkP+p0
80...g4=; 80...Kg2=; 80...h3? 81.Kf3+-.
9-+P+-+-+0
81.Tg1 Kh2! 82.Kf2 h3
9+-+-vl-+-0
82...g4=.
9-+-+-+-+0
83.Tb1
9+-+-+KzP-0
83.Td1 g4 84.Td2 g3! 85.Kf3! (85.Kf1?
9-+-+-+-+0
g2 + Yes, Black can win, too.) 85...g2!
9+-+-+-+-0
86.Kg4! Kh1 87.Td1!=.
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83...g4 84.Td1 g3 85.Kf3
51.c7! Lc7 52.f8D! Kf8 53.g4! h6 54.Kg2!
85.Ke3?=.
Kf7 55.Kh1!
85...g2 86.Kf2! g1D! 87.Tg1 d1S!?
Demonstrating superior endgame
87...d1D 88.Td1=.
stalemate-related knowledge.
88.Td1
55...Kf6 56.Kg2 Kg5 57.Kh1 Kf6
88.Kf1 Se3= (88...Sf2!?= & 89.Kf2=) ½.
57...Kg4?=.
58.Kg2 Kg5 59.Kh1 Kf4 60.Kg2 Lb6
Danielsson G. : Lange W.
61.Kh1 Kg3!?
Helsinki 1952
Basically forcing a stalemate (in style!) in
XIIIIIIIIY
a drawn endgame.
9-+-+-tr-mk0
62.g5 hg5 ½.
9+-+-+-+p0
9-+-+-wq-zP0
9zp-zp-+-+-0
9P+P+-zP-tR0
9+P+-+QzP-0
9-+-+-zPK+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
49...Tg8!
Much better than resigning the game, as
we shall soon see.
50.Dd5?
Setting a small trap, which backfires big.
Stalemate Alert! 50.Th5+-; 50.Tg4+-.
50...Tg3!!=
50...Dh4 51.De5!+- (9 51.Dg8+-).
51.Kf1
51.fg3 Db2! 52.Kh3 Dh2! 53.Kg4 Dh4!
54.Kf5 Df4! 55.Ke6 Df6! 56.Kd7 Dd8!
57.Kc6 Db6!; 51.Kg3 Dh4! 52.Kf3 Df4!
53.Ke2 Df2! 54.Kd3 Dd2! 55.Ke4 Df4!=.
51...Da1! 52.Ke2 Te3! 53.Ke3
53.fe3 De1! 54.Kf3 De3! 55.Kg4 Df4!
56.Kh5 Dg5!=.
53...Dc1??
53...De1!=.
54.Kf3??
54.Dd2+-.
54...De3! 55.Ke3 ½.
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